Battle of Santa Maria de Valladolid

The Battle of Santa Maria de Valladolid occurred in 1585 when England raided the Spanish Empire's settlement of Santa Maria de Valladolid on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. The English established the colony of New Maidenhead at the site of the current Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, and the English hired local Caribs to assist them in their war with the Spanish. These Caribs, including both Carib blowdart warriors and ambushers, massacred Spanish civilians near their town center at Santa Maria de Valladolid before burning the Spanish town center to the ground. The Spanish were forced to surrender, and the English raid against Spain was a success.